The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-07
House..

The house was called to order by the
speaker. Prayer by the chaplain.
Senate Joint resolution to amend the
constitution so that cities of 10000 in
habitants may register voters, and that
the legislature may authorize such regis
trations in counties deemed advisable,
passed.
Resolution was adopted returning the
thanks of the house to the chief clerk
Will Lambert, for his efficient and polite
services.
Similar resolutions as to the other
officers and employees of the house were
adopted.
Mr.. Gresham submitted the report of
the free conference committee on the
general appropriation bill. All the ap-
preparation for furnishing the new CAPT
toll is excluded.
A minority report was presented ad-
verse to the appropriation of $4,000 10
the State university, but otherwise con.
senting to the majority report.
The question being on the adoption OF
the majority report, Mr.. Steele moved to
substitute the minority report, signed by
Messrs. Mills and Tate.
The minority report was adopted and
the result was pplauded-ayes, 50; nays
20; the latter being Messrs. Battle. Girls
tenberry, Clegg, Davis of Shelby, Gar.
wood, Goeth, Gresham, Hudgins, Kirlicks,
Jackson, Larkin, McCaleb, Moore of
Travis; Parker, Plumley, Richardson,
Sharp, Shelburne, Staples, and Truitt.
Senate amendments to house bill pun.
ishing for divulging secrets of grand
jcrtes were concurred in.
Amendments to house bill, providing
for the sale of certain class of bonds
and reinvestment of their proceeds were
concurred in.
Mr.. Biard, of Lamar, offered the follow
ing ingenious and gloryfying resolution:
"Be it resolved, That it is with pride
it at the Twentieth legislature, in closing
tbs labor, is permitted to look upon Its
Garnered means through which it has at
tanned to its grand results. AS body we
came together with the Carr of progress
and as strangers in strange land we
have Camped upon the Heath, and in the
deep tangled wild Wood, we have erected
our Boothe, and with our Smiths we have
erected our Mills to grind out legal lore
and in the Light of truth we have learned
what is Wright. Therefore, in every in
stance when we have met our opponents
we have given them Battle, and if We
have not gained victory, we have been
enabled to affect them with Payne. In
these sanguinary conflicts we have used
our intellectual Shield, and with a sword
be Steele made Sharp by justice, we have
ofcome Strong in the Hunt for glory
honor and virtue. Yet these results have
not satisfied all our members. To these
we have offered Moore and Moore, SO that
it does appear that the most ambition;
might be satisfied. And while our south
ern Parks may not be congenial to some
to such we would refer to our Moore
Northingt-ton possessions, and IN thli
way we propose to increase their latitude
, to baltimore. :. A.,
. But while your meetings have, in tn
main, been of pleasant nature, ant
fuIler than other representative bodies
thew have been ATTENDED by the one sa'
thought that the Graves have been IN gu
midst to remind us of our latter end' gu
. in our arduous labors we are pleased
know that they are Page d, SO we can Le
l how far we have gone; and, as fuftne
violence that our work is correct we I'd